He waited for me to continue and I did not dare meet his eyes. "I don't know what to say, I..."
I grabbed my hair as my heart seized.
Theo lifted his hand and grabbed my wrist. Gripping my wrist in the palm of his hand, he patted it as if to comfort me. "I'll give you time, you can go wherever you want. I'll wait for you to come back.
I broke completely at his reply as tears streamed down my face bitterly.
Through blurry vision, I could only see Theo's distressed gaze as he wiped my tears for me.
"I believe my father. I’ll find out the truth as soon as possible."
He took me into his arms, I did not push him away.
"What if that's the truth?" While I did not expect it to be, what should I do in case it was real?
I felt Theo’s body freeze at that. Then, he responded carefully, "If that is the truth, then I respect all your decisions."
All of my… decisions…
I gulped. I understood what he meant by that.
“We’ll talk about it when the time comes. I don’t know yet.”
“Then, now…” Theo looked at me as he hesitated to ask.
I lowered my head. "Since you want to search for the truth, then I’ll be with you until we find it.”
"Okay, then let's go home." Theo's tone was a little softer.
Wiping the remaining tears from the corners of my eyes, I smiled. "Yes, let's go home."
That night, I followed Theo back. I tried to put aside my grudges for the time being and continue to live with him while we investigated.
"Silas said he was leaving Whaldorf City for Rothard. Where should we start our investigation?”
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